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If the thing of value received by the legislator in violation of this chapter should enhance in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty.B\n\nA legislator who fails to file the disclosure form required by § 30-111 within the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to $250. The Council shall notify the Attorney General of any legislator’s failure to file the required form within 30 days of the deadline for filing and the Attorney General shall assess and collect the civil penalty. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 283<\/a> and 756<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 763<\/a> and 777<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54910,"section_number":"30-103","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-103\/"},{"id":81146,"section_number":"30-108","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct concerning personal interest in a transaction","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-108\/"},{"id":76882,"section_number":"30-111","catch_line":"Disclosure form","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-111\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199507,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74086,"identifier":"30-126","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-126","url":"\/30-126\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-126\/","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-126","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil penalty from violation of this chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-126","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In addition to any other fine or penalty<\/span> provided by law<\/span>, any money or other thing of value derived by a legislator<\/span> from a violation of §§ 30-103<\/a> through 30-108<\/a> shall be forfeited and, in the event of a knowing violation, there may also be imposed a civil penalty<\/span> in an amount equal to the amount of money or thing of value forfeited to the Commonwealth. If the thing of value received by the legislator<\/span> in violation of this chapter should enhance in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery<\/span> of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A legislator<\/span> who fails to file the disclosure form required by § 30-111<\/a> within the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> in an amount equal to $250. The Council<\/span> shall notify the Attorney General<\/span> of any legislator<\/span>’s failure to file the required form within 30 days of the deadline for filing and the Attorney General<\/span> shall assess and collect the civil penalty<\/span>. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL PENALTY FROM VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER (\u00a7 30-126)\n\nA. In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, any money or other\nthing of value derived by a legislator from a violation of §§ 30-103\nthrough 30-108 shall be forfeited and, in the event of a knowing violation,\nthere may also be imposed a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of\nmoney or thing of value forfeited to the Commonwealth. If the thing of value\nreceived by the legislator in violation of this chapter should enhance in value\nbetween the time of the violation and the time of discovery of the violation,\nthe greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty.\n\nB. A legislator who fails to file the disclosure form required by § 30-111\nwithin the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount\nequal to $250. The Council shall notify the Attorney General of any\nlegislator’s failure to file the required form within 30 days of the\ndeadline for filing and the Attorney General shall assess and collect the civil\npenalty. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be\ndeposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.57; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 283, 756;\n2015, cc. 763, 777.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}